/**
 * This file is part of 1genia trampoline
 * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 1genia (contact@1genia.com)
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; version 3 of the License. 
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details. 
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; see the file COPYING.TXT.  If not,
 * write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
 * Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. 
 **/
package com.genia.toolbox.projects.csv.bean;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * interface describing an entity that must be generated with the csv values.
 */
public interface EntityDescriptor
    extends FolderDescriptorLinkable
{
  /**
   * getter for the binders property.
   * 
   * @return the binders
   */
  public abstract List<Binder> getBinders();



  /**
   * getter for the entityClass property.
   * 
   * @return the entityClass
   */
  public abstract Class<?> getEntityClass();



  /**
   * getter for the name property.
   * 
   * @return the name
   */
  public abstract String getName();



  /**
   * getter for the unique property.
   * 
   * @return the unique
   */
  public abstract Boolean getUnique();



  /**
   * getter for the createIfNull property.
   * 
   * @return the createIfNull
   */
  public abstract Boolean getCreateIfNull();



  /**
   * getter for the errorIfNull property.
   * 
   * @return the errorIfNull
   */
  public abstract Boolean getErrorIfNull();

}
